1.   Gulls flapped their wings, tourists snapped their shutters.

2.   I leaned against a fence post and snapped the shutter.

3.   In a single balletic movement, McMullan tucked a lock of his hair behind his ear and swung his camera up to snap the shutter twice.

4.   In other words, it takes three steps to accomplish with electronics what film does in the time it takes to snap the shutter.

5.   Just before you snap the shutter, the camera plays a recorded message -- one of three recorded jokes Polaroid has already installed on the camera.

6.   Judging from the lovely than willing to sit still while their parents snap the shutter.

7.   With everything finally in place, Selesnick snapped the shutter and the students dispersed while the next shot was organized.